Acoustic instrumentation for measuring near-bed sediment processes and hydrodynamics

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 285-286, Issue , 2003, Pages 105-118

  Betteridge, Kyle F E ^a   Williams, Jon J ^a   Thorne, Peter D ^a   Bell, Paul S ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Hydrodynamics; Processes; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; BEDFORM; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HYDRODYNAMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; MARINE SEDIMENT;

EID: 0037433262     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00522-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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